Liquid dispensing system and a cap therefor



May 6, l941 s. MEzzAPEsA 2,241,097,

LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEM AND A CAP THEREFOR Filed June 27, 1959 ATTORNEY lic she11.8 .wit-.nan opening .9.

Patented May 6, 1941 i LIQUID DISEENSING SYSTEM AND. A.r GAP v -;'.lH.Emilion r Stephen Mezzapesa, New '.Yorkgi'NJY, Applicationlunef?, 1939, Serial N0."281,322V

(o1. .c25-T22) Y l1I). Claims. This invention relates to` aliquid .dispensing Asystemfor .liquid held in bottles or containers Vunder gas pressure. yAnfexample oa container other than a.bottleisa.can. .The liquid is Fcharged or,impregnated.withfgas, usually carbon dioxid;V gas. Beer and ginger ale are. examples of ,such fcontents. .In my preferred form, a .Special type of cap -is used, usually-a crimped cap ,commonly known-as -a crown cap. Thiscap has `its outersheli, usualgly lof metal, provided With yan opening .which-.is closed off by the gasket insidethecan VThe-.cap when crimped on afbottle .rwillhhermeticallyrseatthe contents of the bottle.

.'lfhe., opening .is provided .in they shell- :of the cap .to .permit theatube ofthe dispensing` mechanism ,to be insertedthrough it'to pierce the gasket .nsidefand--enterthe bottle. `An` adjustable Ydetachable ring is clamped tothe neck-'of` the bottle "7th-ichA acts with the-other parts of the 'dispensing :mechanism to fasten the latter rmlyto the top The dispensing mechanismr yis set in :'operative1- position-gon the bottle including the piercing-of the cap.- Withoutthe- -lossofY 'gasI from ,thel bottle.

,Other objectsl and advantages twill become appar-,ent `1111011'-furtherstudy ofA the description and drawing inwhich:

aI-lig. 1 `is a, partial elevationandsection of my `dispensing mechanism 4shown mounted on -a ybottle With-a crown cap.

, Eig.i2 is a partial-:elevation lookingyalong the line.4 2-.2of l.

istasection through a cap with oneiorrn `offzgasket. Y

Figf 4 isa section-` throng-ha cap with another formof gasket.

).Eig., i5 .is` a. section .through a crimped capV with aigasketuot the typev of Fig..4,shown mounted on aneck Votra ,bottle with. a tubeshown extending through the cap and its gasket, the otherparts .ofthe dispensing mechanism being omitted, and

Eig..6 isa partial section ofthe dispensing `mechanism shown'mountedcn the neck of a bottle without an cap.

Bottle 'l isprovided with a` capV having av metal- .Two typesbf gasket may be provided., to comel inside of shell 8. Grasket .IIL shown. in `Fig...4, is waterproof and gasetight and sufficientlysoft .so` that when shell 8,Uis crimpedovertheneck of the, bottle it 4will vhermetically seal theA contents of the bottle. A suitable material would be rubber, either the natural,..product.or synthetic. .SQftior sealing. yet .the rubber should Abe .sti-1T enough not .to ,bulge out appreciably through While 4sufficiently each otherv by ay hinge I9. qparts' are fastened toeachother by .abolt with ya `winged nut 20. A ange 2l is provided on one .end-of clamping ring I8. 4Within limits said. ring can bemounted `on bottles havingnecksand opening 91due to the gas pressure inthe bottle. The gasket shown in FgfS comprises two parts, the usual cork layer II and a washer I2^above it of Vaffstiif waterproof lpaperI which can however be readily vpierced by the point I3of tube I4. A paraffin impregnated paperwould be-suitable for Washer I2. l

Thedispensing mechanism comprises a` tube I4, having'a tip I5 with -a point I Sjand-slotsjone `of which isV shown at I6. `Tube I4 eisinserted into the bottle through the opening 9 inshell 8, point` I3 piercing the gasket. In Fig. 5,is shown tube I4 afterl it has Vbeen inserted into bottle 'I `and pierced gasket I IJ.

Fitting over the usual Vbulge I'I formed on the neck of albottle with a crimped cap, is clamping ring I8 which consists oftwo `partslattached to The other end ofsaid bulges of -diierent diameters, hinge I9 andthe boltwith wing `nut 1ZEI ,providing adjustability When ring I8l is clamped on the bottle, flange 2I comes under the `lower edge-of bulge I'I preventingsaid ring4 from being' pulled up oi thefbottle. On each part lof -ringl is provided va lug 22. `Engaging thelower edge of each `lug-Risa hooked arm 23. The upper ends ofsaid arms are riveted to -anexternally threadedsleeve 24 which ts slidably over a flange 25 formed on` 1a tubular member 26. A rubber block Y21-1ts `over the lower endwof member .26 under flange 25. Above fla-nge 25,@member 26 isprovided'with an external annular groove 28. A flange formed on the upper edge'of internally threaded sleeve 29 rides in said groove. Sleeve `29 is provided` with capstan'arms 3D. The threading inside of-sleeve 29 vengages with the threading onthe outsidev of sleeve 24. The rotation of sleeve 29 manually by meansof arms 30 may be used to raise or lower sleeve 24 `with respect to` member .26 and its flange 25. When sleeve 29 is rotated so `-asto raise sleeve .24 relatively to i member 26, Athe hooked lower ends of arms 23 pull up on lugs 22, causing-flange 25V topress down rubber block 21 hard against the top of 'shell r8. Lugs 22are T-shaped with a bulb 5I) at-the bottom -of the stern. -This permits the hooks of varms 23.tobe slid horizontally into position on the lugs past the. bulbs, the. heads of the T preventing the arms from going too far.

Tube I4 passesup. through member 26, `a clearance 32 being provided between the outside `of ance 32. and has a block 34 of rubber or the like set said tube and the inside of said member. Above groove 28 is a tube 3| whose bore is in communication with clearance 32. Connected to tube 3| is a hand air pump 33 for forcing air into clear- Above tube 3|, clearance 32 is enlarged expand and tightly grip tube I4 and press against the inside of member 26, effectively sealing 01T the upper end of clearance 32. i

A branch pipe 45 leads off sideways from the upper end of tube i4 and is provided at itsvouter end with a faucet 39, thedischarge from which is controlled by a valve 40.

`In, using my system, tube |4 is set in member 26 so that its tipv I5 is raised up to come inside member 2S. Sleeve 36 is set so that its flange 38 compresses block 34 sufficiently that there can be no appreciable leakage of air or gas from clearance 32 yet the block will permit tube I4 tofbe pushed throughit as desired. Clamping ring |8 is fastened on the neck ofthe bottle by tightening wing nutu2. Y The yhooks on the bottom ofarms 23 are slid over1 lugs 22. Sleeve 29 is rotated to pull up on sleeve 24V and arms 23 compressing rubber block 21 on the top of shell 8 making an airtight chamberabove and around the edgesofopening in said shell. Said chamb er isin communication with clearance 32. Tube I4 is thenpressed downward so that its point i3 passes through opening 9 and pierces gasket In thisv operation no appreciable amount ofggas isvlost from the bottle, whatever leakage there is past tube I4 where itpierces gasket I0 is stopped by block 34. The liquid` in bottle will enter tube I4 through openings I6 (only one being shown) in tip I5. If there is sufiicient gas pressure inthe bottle the liquid will rise to valve 40. vOperating valve 40 will allow liquid to be dischargedfrom faucet 33. If the gas pressure is notsufiicient pump 33 is used to get up suiiicient pressure. Whenr a quantity of liquid has been discharged from the bottle and no Vmore liquid will come out rwhen valve 4Q is opened, pump .33, is operated again. Pump 33Vforces air intQthe bottle through clearance 32, opening 9 and Vbetweenthe pierced gasket and tube I4 where it passes through. With the air pressure thus obtainedthe liquid is discharged from faucet 39 when valve 4 0 is opened.

The type of apparatus shown in Fig. 6 is especiallyV/adapted for bottles having thin necks closed Vby corks instead of crimped caps. The partiularbottle 4| shown has no bulge on its neck only alip I42st its top. To suit this condition clamping ring I8 `is set on the neck with its nflange Zion top comingV under lip 42. The

ing the cork into the bottle and out of the way. From here on the operation of the apparatus is the `saine as described above for Figs. 1 and 2.

While the crimped cap, oiten called a crown cap, is my preferred form, other types of cap, with a gasket inside their outer shell, may be used such as a screw cap with the neck of the bottle correspondingly threaded. A screw cap lends itself readily to having its tough outer shell of other material than metal such as a phenol condensation product.

The term bottle as used in the claims is intended to be broad enough, except where it is clear by the context that a bottle is meant, to cover in addition to the usual glass bottle, a gas- `tight container. with some form of bead, enlargement or irregularity with which the adjustable detachable clamping ring can engage. I claim:

1. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held under gaseous pressure in a container, a cap fastened to the container for hermetically sealing the same, said cap having a tough o uter shell and a gasket inside, said gasket comprising a gas-tight but readily pierceable material, the shell having an opening in its top and the gasket initially being intact across said opening, `a tube inserted into the container Vthrough the opening in the shell and by piercing the gasket, the bottom of the tube reaching substantially to the bottom of the container, means for sealing the outside of the tube to the container, said means providing an air passage between itself and the tube, means for pumping air into said passage the air being forced past the gasket into the container from said passage, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of the liquid from the container. f

2. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held under -gaseous pressure in a bottle, a cap crimped on the bottle, said bottle having an enlargement on its neck below where the cap is attached, a detachable clamping ring set on the bottle over said enlargement, the lower portion of the ring coming below the enlargement and being of less inside diameter than the outside diameter of said enlargement, said cap having-a tou`gh shell and a gas-tight readily pierceable gasket inside, the shell having an opening in it and the gasket initially being intact across said opening, a tube inserted into the bottle through the opening in the shell and by piercing the gasket, and means on the tube adjustably engaging said vclamping ring and providing an air passage outside the tube, the lower end of said passage being at the cap, means for pumping air into said passage, the air being forced past the gasket into the bottle, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of the liquid from the bottle.

3. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held under gaseous pressure in a container, having a neck, closure means for closing the neck of the container, a tube extending into the container through said closure means, said tube reaching substantially to the bottom of the container, detachable clamping means set on the neck of the container, encasement means encircling. said tube, said means being near one end, in sealed engagement with the outside ofthe tube, Ithe other end of said means adjustably engaging the clamping means and in sealed engagement with the closure means, said encasement means providing an airpassage outside ofthe tube, means for pumping air into the air passage; the air forcing its Way from said passage by the outside of the tube where the latter passes through the closure means into the container, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of liquid from the container.

4. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held under gaseous pressure in a container, closure means for closing the container, a tube inserted into the container by piercing the closure means, the bottom of the tube reaching substantially to the bottom of the container, said tube being provided at its bottom with a point for facilitating the piercing oi the closure means, means for sealing the outside of the tube to the container, said latter means providing an air passage outside of the tube, the bottom of said passage being at the closure means, means for pumping air into the air passage, the air forcing its Way from said passage by the outside of the tube Where the latter passes through the closure means into the container, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of liquid from the container.

5. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held under gaseous pressure in a container having a neck, closure means for closing the neck of the container, a tube inserted into the container by piercing the closure means, 4a detachable clamping ring set on the neck of the container, encasement means encircling said tube, said encasement means being provided with a circumferential groove, a sleeve having at its upper portion a` radially extending ange rotatably mounted in said groove said sleeve having a threaded portion, a second sleeve, below said first sleeve in threaded engagement therewith, a second ilange below said groove extending radially from the encasement means, a rubber block coming inside said second sleeve and located between said second flange and the top of the closure means and means depending from said second sleece detachably engaging the clamping ring, whereby the rotation of said first sleeve compresses the rubber block Abetween the second flange and the top of the closure.

6. In a device for attaching air pumping and liquid dispensing apparatus to a container having a neck, clamping means in the form oi a ring detachably fastened to the neck of the container, lugs on said ring extending radially therefrom, members on the apparatus extending downwardly therefrom, each member having a hooked lower end coming under a lug.

7. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held in a container, having a neck, closure means for closing the neck of the container, a tube extending into the container through said closure means, said tube reaching substantially to the bottom of the container, encasement means encircling said tube and in slidable engagement therewith, means for fastening the encasement means to the neck of the container, said encasement means being in sealed engagement near one end with the outside of the tube, the other; end of said means being in sealed engagement With the closure means, an air passage being provided out of communication with the air in the tube leading from the inside of the encasement means to the inside of the container, means for pumping air into the air passage, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of liquid from the container.

8. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held in a container, closure means for closing a discharge opening in the container, a tube extend ing into the container through said closure means, said tube reaching substantially to the bottom of the container, a member on said tube outside of the closure means, leaving a space between the inside of said member and the outside of the tube for an air passage, means ior fastening said member to the container, a gasket located between the upper portion of said member and the tube sealing off the top of said passage, a second gasket between said member and the outside of the closure means for sealing off the lower portion of the passage, said tube being slidably mounted in said gaskets, means mounted on said member for pumping air into the passage between said gaskets, forcing air into the passage and past the closure means into the container, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of liquid from the container.

9. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held in a container, closure means for closing a discharge opening in the container, a tube extending into the container through the closure means, said tube reaching substantially to the bottom of the container, a member on the tube outside the closure means in sealed engagement with the tube and closure means, providing an air passage out of communication with the air in the tuibe, means for fastening said member to the container, said tube being slidable with respect to said member, meansattached to said member for pumping air into the passage and past the closure means into the container, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of liquid from the container.

10. In a liquid dispensing system for liquid held in a container having a neck, a cap for closing the neck of the container, said cap having a tough outer shell and a gasket inside, said gasket comprising a gas-tight but readily pierceable material, the shell having an opening in its top and the gasket initially being intact across said opening, a tube inserted into the container through the opening in the shell and by piercing the gasket, the bottom of the tube reaching substantially to the bottom of the container, means for sealing the outside of the tube to the container,'means for attaching the sealing means to the neck of the container independently of the cap, an air passage being provided through the sealing means past the gasket into the container and out of communication with the air in the tube, means for pumping air through said passage into the container, and valve means on the tube for manually controlling the discharge of the liquid from the container.

STEPHEN MEZZAPESA. 

